Frozen beverage blending and dispensing appliance
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-043/046
A23G-009/22
A23G-009/04
B01F-015/02
A23G-009/12
출원번호
US-0483291
(2014-09-11)
등록번호
US-9867387
(2018-01-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Davis, Monte
Palermo, Joseph
Picozza, Augusto A.
Tang, Terry
출원인 / 주소
Sunbeam Products, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Blum, Seth
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49
초록▼
A blending and dispensing appliance is provided which includes a blending container, a housing having a recess for supporting the blending container, an ice-shaving unit, and an agitator to agitate shaved ice and other beverage ingredients in the blending container. A conduit is disposed on an outer
A blending and dispensing appliance is provided which includes a blending container, a housing having a recess for supporting the blending container, an ice-shaving unit, and an agitator to agitate shaved ice and other beverage ingredients in the blending container. A conduit is disposed on an outer sidewall of the blending container and fluidly connected to the blending container. An auger is disposed in the conduit and is rotated within the conduit when a dispensing arm is depressed. The rotating auger extrudes blended contents through the conduit from the blending container to a dispensing spout. A motorized base containing both an agitator and an auger motor selectively provide rotary power to the agitator and auger, respectively. A control system is provided for controlling the operation of the ice-shaving motor, the agitator, and the agitator so that the contents placed into the beverage container are blended to a desired consistency.
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1. An appliance, comprising: a blending container;a housing for receiving and supporting the blending container;an ice-shaving unit disposed on the housing and configured to make and direct shaved ice into the blending container;an agitator disposed in the blending container configured to agitate bl
1. An appliance, comprising: a blending container;a housing for receiving and supporting the blending container;an ice-shaving unit disposed on the housing and configured to make and direct shaved ice into the blending container;an agitator disposed in the blending container configured to agitate blending ingredients including the shaved ice directed into the blending container;a motorized base disposed in the housing and configured to couple to the agitator to selectively provide rotary power to the agitator;a conduit disposed on an outer sidewall of the blending container and fluidly connected to the blending container at a lower end;a port at a bottom of the blending container for fluidly connecting the blending container to the lower end of the conduit; andan auger disposed within the conduit and configured to rotate in a first direction within the conduit, the auger being rotatably coupled to the motorized base to selectively pump blended contents from within an interior volume of the blending container through the port and the lower end of the conduit to an upper end of the conduit when rotated in the first direction. 2. The appliance of claim 1, further comprising a dispensing arm pivotally attached to the housing and movable between first and second positions, the dispensing arm being biased into the first position and when depressed by a beverage container into the second position causes the auger to be rotated in the first direction to pump blended contents from within the interior volume through the conduit to the upper end into the beverage container. 3. The appliance of claim 2, further comprising a spout fluidly connected to the upper end configured to direct blended contents into the beverage container when the dispensing arm is depressed into the second position. 4. The appliance of claim 3, wherein the spout is secured to the upper end of the conduit with latches and is removable for cleaning. 5. The appliance of claim 1, comprising a control system configured to control operation of the ice-shaving unit and the motorized base including the agitator and the auger. 6. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an agitator motor disposed in the motorized base for providing rotary power to the agitator. 7. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an auger motor disposed in the motorized base for providing rotary power to the auger. 8. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an ice shaving drive motor in the housing for providing rotary power to an ice paddle that rotates against a blade to produce shaved ice. 9. The appliance of claim 5, further comprising a switch operatively connected to the dispensing arm and the control system, the switch being closed when the dispensing arm is depressed into the second position which causes the control system to energize the auger motor and rotate in the first direction to pump blended contents from within the interior volume through the conduit to the upper end into the beverage container and de-energize the auger motor when the dispensing arm is released. 10. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the control system energizes the auger motor to rotate the auger in a second direction when the control system energizes the agitator motor to blend contents in the blending container, the auger rotating in the second direction causing any residual contents in the conduit to be pumped back into the blending container through the lower end and the port. 11. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the control system includes a plurality of switches and a microprocessor operatively connected to the switches, the microprocessor including memory containing encoded instructions for a plurality of pre-programmed sequences for operation of the ice-shaving unit and the agitator for a desired outcome of an associated consistency of a desired blended beverage, one of the plurality of switches configured to be operated to select one of the selections of a desired blended beverage and cause the ice-shaving unit and the agitator to perform the associated pre-programmed sequence to blend the contents to the desired associated consistency. 12. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the blending container and the port are configured to optimally allow the flow of blended contents between the blending container and the conduit while preventing the buildup of particles of blended contents in a region in proximity to the port. 13. The appliance of claim 1, wherein said port is comprised of one or more openings in a portion of the outer sidewall of the blending container where the conduit is disposed. 14. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the conduit is disposed vertically on the outer sidewall of the blending container and the auger is disposed vertically within the conduit. 15. A blending and dispensing appliance, comprising: a blending container;a housing for receiving and supporting the blending container;an ice-shaving unit disposed on the housing and configured to make and direct shaved ice into the blending container;an agitator disposed in the blending container configured to agitate blending ingredients including the shaved ice directed into the blending container;a motorized base disposed in the housing and configured to couple to the agitator to selectively provide rotary power to the agitator;a conduit disposed on an outer sidewall of the blending container and fluidly connected to the blending container at a lower end;a port at a bottom of the blending container for fluidly connecting the blending container to the lower end of the conduit;an auger disposed within the conduit and configured to rotate in a first direction within the conduit, the auger being rotatably coupled to the motorized base to selectively pump blended contents from within an interior volume of the blending container through the port and the lower end of the conduit to an upper end of the conduit when rotated in the first direction; anda dispensing arm pivotally attached to the housing and movable between first and second positions, the dispensing arm being biased into the first position and when depressed by a beverage container into the second position causes the auger to be rotated in the first direction to pump blended contents from within the interior volume through the conduit to the upper end into the beverage container. 16. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 15, further comprising a spout fluidly connected to the upper end configured to direct blended contents into the beverage container when the dispensing arm is depressed into the second position. 17. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 16, wherein the spout is secured to the upper end of the conduit with latches and is removable for cleaning. 18. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 15, comprising a control system configured to control operation of the motorized base to selectively provide rotary power to the agitator and the auger. 19. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 18, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an agitator motor disposed in the base for providing rotary power to the agitator. 20. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 18, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an auger motor disposed in the motorized base for providing rotary power to the auger. 21. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 18, wherein the control system selectively energizes and de-energizes an ice shaving drive motor in the housing for providing rotary power to an ice paddle that rotates against a blade to produce shaved ice. 22. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 18, further comprising a switch operatively connected to the dispensing arm and the control system, the switch being closed when the dispensing arm is depressed into the second position which causes the control system to energize the auger motor and rotate in the first direction to pump blended contents from within the interior volume through the conduit to the lower end into the beverage container and de-energize the auger motor when the dispensing arm is released. 23. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 22, wherein the control system energizes the auger motor to rotate the auger in a second direction when the control system energizes the agitator motor to blend contents in the blending container, the auger rotating in the second direction causing any residual contents in the conduit to be pumped back into the blending container through the first end and the port. 24. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 18, wherein the control system includes a plurality of switches and a microprocessor operatively connected to the switches, the microprocessor including memory containing encoded instructions for a plurality of pre-programmed sequences for operation of the ice-shaving unit and the agitator for a desired outcome of an associated consistency of a desired blended beverage, one of the plurality of switches being configured to be operated to select one of a plurality of selections of desired blending beverages and cause the ice-shaving unit and the agitator to perform the associated pre-programmed sequence to blend the contents to the desired associated consistency. 25. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 15, wherein the port is comprised of one or more openings in a portion of the outer sidewall of the blending container where the conduit is exposed. 26. The blending and dispensing appliance of claim 15, wherein the conduit is disposed vertically on the outer sidewall of the blending container and the auger is disposed vertically within the conduit.
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